Manual vs. Automatic: Why an Argument the Spreadsheet Already Settled Refuses to Die
By every spreadsheet metric, the automatic won years ago. So why won't the manual die? Because efficiency was never the…
John Lloyd
This 1971 Chevy Pickup Was Stolen for Eight Months. It Was Sitting in a Garage the Whole Time
Classic-truck theft rarely makes the news, which is exactly why so many of them are...
What Your Dashboard Warning Lights Are Actually Trying to Tell You
Your dashboard is trying to talk to you. Here's which warning lights mean 'handle it eventually' and which mean 'pull…
Recall Fatigue Is Real: What to Actually Do When Your Car Gets Recalled
The recall notices keep coming, and after a while they all blur into the same...
The ‘Buy American’ and ‘Buy European’ Pitch Is Getting Harder to Believe When the Platforms Keep Coming From China
Two stories crossed the wire at roughly the same moment this week, and read together...
Porsche CEO Promises the 911 Will Never Go Fully Electric, So Put Down the Pitchforks
If you’ve spent the last couple of years lying awake, sweating over the possibility that...
America’s Cheapest New Car Is Now an Electric Truck, and the Affordable EV Pickup War Is On
For roughly two decades, the American new-car market has been quietly transforming into a luxury...
Cybertruck or F-150 Lightning: Which Electric Truck Actually Fits Your Life in 2026?
The Tesla Cybertruck and Ford F-150 Lightning represent two fundamentally different visions of what an...
Open Car Recalls in the U.S.: The Big Active Safety Campaigns Right Now and What Owners Should Do
Vehicle safety recalls are simply a constant part of owning a car in the United...
A Loose Nut Just Sent GM’s Oldest, Least-Changed Vans Back to the Shop
The Irony Here Is Hard to Miss The two oldest vehicles in General Motors’ entire...
Today in Cars: VW’s Reckoning, California’s Tracking Standoff, and Toyota’s Trust Problem
Four stories are worth your attention before you head out the door today, and they...
A Ladder, a Pond, and a Mustang: One California DUI Stop Became an Instant Viral Moment
The Rescue Photo That Broke the Internet The wreck itself was strange enough, but it...
Watch: A Missing License Plate Turns Into Handcuffs the Moment This Tesla Driver Says ‘I Don’t Have To’
A traffic stop over a missing license plate should be one of the most forgettable...
A McLaren, a Bentley, and 12 Other Cars Seized in an Alleged $30 Million Kids’ Healthcare Scam
Fourteen Cars, One Ugly Allegation A McLaren. A Bentley. Six different Mercedes-Benz models. Fourteen luxury...
Why This Uber Rider Felt He Had to Film His Own Driver Asleep at 65 MPH
The Video That Shouldn’t Have Needed to Exist A rideshare trip on one of Southern...